Ostrich eggshells and their beads

South African Archaeological Bulletin

Volumn 70, Issue 201, 2015, Pages 89-105

  Wilmsen, Edwin N ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

OES beads; Ostrich eggshell variability; Southern Africa

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946555824     PISSN: 00381969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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